This pregnant woman sued Trump over birthright citizenship. Now it’s up to the supreme court

Monica, Venezuelan asylum seeker, braces for decision determining whether her baby will be born as a citizen or stateless

With the highest court in the US poised to hear her case – and decide her family’s future – Monica was keeping busy babyproofing her house.

Monica is a plaintiff in one of three lawsuits challenging Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order, a case that is being heard before the nation’s highest court on Thursday. She’s expecting her first child in early August.

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